Where does “giờ tối” come from?

giờ tối (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese tối, from Vietnamese tí, from Middle Chinese 子, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

giờ tối (Vietnamese): p.m., specifically the hours from dawn to 22 o'clock

Definitions

  1. p.m., specifically the hours from dawn to 22 o'clock

Ancestry of “giờ tối”, step by step

giờ tối traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese tối

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesetốidark; the duration from the late evening to the...
2Vietnamesetíbreast; a little bit; tiny; small
3Middle Chinese子—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Vietnamese giờ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesegiờunit for specifying a point in time in terms of...
2Middle Chinese時—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Middle Chinese 子 →Every word from Vietnamese tí →